NO-MAについて
Shiga Prefectural Social Welfare Organization
- Borderless ArtMuseum NO-MA
What is the Borderless Art Museum?
This gallery aspires to be a place where people's energy for expression
can cross paths through works of art, overcoming artificial boundaries
such as the presence or absence of disabilities.
The museum advocates Borderless Art, encompassing a call for freedom
from preconceived stereotypes and frameworks, and the desire to
transmit art which focuses not on categories such as disabled/non-disabled
or insider/outsider, but first and foremost on human expression.
These days, there is growing interest in world of art in so-called
ﾒoutsider art - that is, art which projects the appeal of a more
fundamental level of expression, unfettered by preconceptions or
existing institutions of fine arts. At the same time, in social
welfare circles, there is a call for more opportunities for disabled
persons to engage in self-expression, and the integration of this
into society.
In the midst of these trends, we aspire to be an art museum which
uses the power of art borne from human expression to serve as an
intersection for two fields which may seem distant on the surface
- art and welfare.
This museum, based in the concept described above, has taken on
a pioneering role in the nation, and carries out its operations
with public support.
(Borderless Art Museum NO-MA, Vestibule)
Events Leading to the Birth of the NO-MA Museum
Shortly after the end of World War II, disabled persons in Shiga
Prefecture began creating molding art, primarily with clay. Shiga
Prefecture was the first prefecture in the nation to see such activities,
and these works of free-form art - unbound by stereotypes - were
widely displayed throughout the prefecture and the nation. Exhibitions
based around new concepts were held, showing respect to these efforts,
and finally culminating with the realization of a long-held dream
- the establishment of a permanent museum.
The plan to renovate an early Showa Period (1926-1989) house (the
Noma Mansion) - located in a special historical architecture preservation
district of Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture - was drafted in
2002, and welfare staff, artists and those involved in art, academic
researchers, government, and people active in the historical architecture
preservation have crossed boundaries and joined forces toward the
establishment of the gallery.
Inside the gallery, the memories of a vintage residence and the
direction towards new art come together to create a distinctive
harmony.
The pre-opening exhibition held in 2003, A Survey of Memories (featuring
works by modern artists Yukio Fujimoto, Takashi Sasaoka, and disabled
persons) received great attention and was exceptionally well received.
( Borderless Art Museum NO-MA, museum space)
■ Museum Borderless Art Museum NO-MA
16 Nagahara-chokami,Omihachiman-shi,Shiga
Tel & Fax: 0748-36-5018
■ Office Shiga Prefectural Social Welfare Organization
Planning Operation Division (Kikaku jigyo-bu)
1st Floor, Sangurieru Kosei
25-13 Wakatake-cho, Konan-shi, Shiga
TEL 0748-31-2481/FAX 0748-31-2482
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